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Redwood City, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $1,941,000 (it was $487,600 in 2000)
Redwood City:

$1,941,000
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $1,297,000 - $2,000,001

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $2,147,177
Here:

$2,147,177
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,478,205
Here:

$1,478,205
State:

$838,546

In 2-unit structures: $5,031,998
Here:

$5,031,998
State:

$1,138,100

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,434,589
Here:

$1,434,589
State:

$824,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $2,424,323
Here:

$2,424,323
State:

$730,996

Mobile homes: $344,470
Here:

$344,470
State:

$184,506

Total population: 82,881 (Urban population: 75,447, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 32,034 (29,998 occupied: 13,798 owner occupied, 16,200 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

54%
State:

44%

Housing density: 1,645 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $2,205,148.

Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,896, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $4,145


Median gross rent in Redwood City, CA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in Redwood City with a mortgage: 9,214 (990 second mortgage, 157 home equity loan, 796 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 46

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $250,001

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $102,059

Median monthly housing costs: $2,904

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Redwood City, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1961

Median year apartment built: 1972

Household type by relationship:

Households: 80,529
  • Male householders: 15,961 (3,776 living alone), Female householders: 14,037 (4,632 living alone)
  • 15,043 spouses (14,598 opposite-sex spouses), 2,914 unmarried partners, (2,847 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 22,648 children (22,557 natural, 0 adopted, 91 stepchildren), 255 grandchildren, 1,137 brothers or sisters, 2,057 parents, 0 foster children, 1,261 other relatives, 3,122 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,094

Size of family households: 7,796 2-persons, 3,800 3-persons, 4,845 4-persons, 1,605 5-persons, 450 6-persons, 297 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,408 1-person, 2,469 2-persons, 136 3-persons, 192 4-persons.

12,070 married couples with children.
3,000 single-parent households (723 men, 2,277 women).

55.1% of residents of Redwood City speak English at home.
25.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
6.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
10.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 25,691 (31.9%)
(38.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.3
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Redwood City, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Redwood City, California
  • 0no bedroom
  • 2331 bedroom
  • 2,3872 bedrooms
  • 6,9783 bedrooms
  • 3,7924 bedrooms
  • 4085+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Redwood City, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Redwood City, California
  • 1,868no bedroom
  • 6,6681 bedroom
  • 5,5992 bedrooms
  • 1,7143 bedrooms
  • 2514 bedrooms
  • 1005+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Redwood City in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Redwood City in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 27no vehicle
  • 3,4531 vehicle
  • 6,3052 vehicles
  • 3,0833 vehicles
  • 7164 vehicles
  • 2145+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Redwood City in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Redwood City in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,406no vehicle
  • 6,5721 vehicle
  • 5,6872 vehicles
  • 1,0563 vehicles
  • 1954 vehicles
  • 2845+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Redwood City, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Redwood City, California
  • 01 room
  • 492 rooms
  • 6443 rooms
  • 1,8674 rooms
  • 2,9905 rooms
  • 3,0636 rooms
  • 2,4097 rooms
  • 1,5808 rooms
  • 1,1969+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Redwood City, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Redwood City, California
  • 1,7251 room
  • 2,0962 rooms
  • 5,5913 rooms
  • 3,7874 rooms
  • 1,4165 rooms
  • 8406 rooms
  • 3707 rooms
  • 3758 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Redwood City, CA
Redwood City city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Redwood City, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Redwood City, CA in 2022
  • 792Less than $10,000
  • 717$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,263$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,067$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,200$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,530$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,103$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,746$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,528$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,648$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,137$150,000 to $199,999
  • 11,267$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Redwood City, CA

  • Distribution of house value in Redwood City, CA in 2022
  • 72Less than $10,000
  • 84$10,000 to $14,999
  • 9$20,000 to $24,999
  • 5$25,000 to $29,999
  • 11$60,000 to $69,999
  • 75$70,000 to $79,999
  • 11$80,000 to $89,999
  • 8$90,000 to $99,999
  • 40$100,000 to $124,999
  • 27$125,000 to $149,999
  • 136$150,000 to $174,999
  • 26$175,000 to $199,999
  • 29$200,000 to $249,999
  • 132$250,000 to $299,999
  • 175$300,000 to $399,999
  • 60$400,000 to $499,999
  • 393$500,000 to $749,999
  • 652$750,000 to $999,999
  • 2,477$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 3,863$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 6,182$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Redwood City, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Redwood City, CA in 2022
  • 20Less than $100
  • 9$100 to $149
  • 36$150 to $199
  • 102$200 to $249
  • 19$250 to $299
  • 21$300 to $349
  • 7$350 to $399
  • 105$400 to $449
  • 75$450 to $499
  • 71$500 to $549
  • 24$550 to $599
  • 26$600 to $649
  • 19$650 to $699
  • 18$700 to $749
  • 9$750 to $799
  • 137$800 to $899
  • 69$900 to $999
  • 141$1,000 to $1,249
  • 347$1,250 to $1,499
  • 2,282$1,500 to $1,999
  • 3,650$2,000 to $2,499
  • 2,451$2,500 to $2,999
  • 2,458$3,000 to $3,499
  • 3,452$3,500 or more
  • 253No cash rent
Work and jobs in Redwood City: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.1%
Number of people working at home: 10,799 (26.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 957
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,296
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 4,961
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 6,924
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,804
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2,501
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 4,644
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,557
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 489
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,213
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 815
  • 90 or more minutes: 316
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Redwood City

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 29,047 (57.8%)
  • Carpooled: 4,778 (9.5%)
  • Bus: 961 (1.9%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 151 (0.3%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 1,461 (2.9%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 30 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 736 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle: 617 (1.2%)
  • Walked: 1,635 (3.3%)
  • Worked at home: 10,799 (21.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 0.4%Males
  • 1.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 3.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 1.7%Males
  • 12.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.9%Males
  • 5.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 2.0%Males
  • 5.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.6%Males
  • 1.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.0%Males
  • 2.2%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Redwood City, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Redwood City, California
  • 8,1522010 or later
  • 6,6302000 to 2009
  • 5,1021990 to 1999
  • 6,3581980 to 1989
  • 3,2801970 to 1979
  • 3,223Before 1970
Ancestries in Redwood City, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 2,300 (4.8%)
  • English: 1,505 (3.1%)
  • Italian: 1,429 (3.0%)
  • Irish: 1,310 (2.7%)
  • German: 1,165 (2.4%)
  • European: 831 (1.7%)
  • Russian: 564 (1.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 419 (0.9%)
  • Iranian: 409 (0.9%)
  • Polish: 403 (0.8%)
  • French: 294 (0.6%)
  • Swedish: 214 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 212 (0.4%)
  • Scottish: 198 (0.4%)
  • Dutch: 194 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 184 (0.4%)
  • Northern European: 180 (0.4%)
  • Greek: 178 (0.4%)
  • Lebanese: 176 (0.4%)
  • West Indian: 174 (0.4%)
  • Portuguese: 173 (0.4%)
  • Armenian: 167 (0.3%)
  • British: 164 (0.3%)
  • Brazilian: 148 (0.3%)
  • Jamaican: 137 (0.3%)
  • Romanian: 127 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 104 (0.2%)
  • Egyptian: 95 (0.2%)
  • Maltese: 94 (0.2%)
  • Turkish: 88 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 85 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 82 (0.2%)
  • Serbian: 76 (0.2%)
  • Austrian: 75 (0.2%)
  • Palestinian: 72 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 71 (0.1%)
  • French Canadian: 68 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 57 (0.1%)
  • Croatian: 52 (0.1%)
  • Arab: 49 (0.1%)
  • Swiss: 46 (0.10%)
  • Ghanaian: 43 (0.09%)
  • Czech: 43 (0.09%)
  • Jordanian: 43 (0.09%)
  • Haitian: 40 (0.08%)
  • Israeli: 37 (0.08%)
  • Australian: 37 (0.08%)
  • Nigerian: 33 (0.07%)
  • Yugoslavian: 30 (0.06%)
  • Afghan: 29 (0.06%)
  • Ethiopian: 27 (0.06%)
  • African: 26 (0.05%)
  • Finnish: 24 (0.05%)
  • Basque: 17 (0.04%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 15 (0.03%)
  • Moroccan: 14 (0.03%)
  • Belgian: 13 (0.03%)
  • Barbadian: 13 (0.03%)
  • Iraqi: 10 (0.02%)
  • Slovak: 9 (0.02%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 7 (0.01%)
  • Macedonian: 7 (0.01%)
  • Welsh: 7 (0.01%)
  • Latvian: 7 (0.01%)
  • Slovene: 7 (0.01%)
  • Carpatho Rusyn: 6 (0.01%)
  • Syrian: 5 (0.01%)
  • Bahamian: 4 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Redwood City:

30.8% (8,218)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Redwood City:

10.5% (2,800)
California:

6.6% (684,672)

India
Redwood City:

5.3% (1,425)
California:

5.2% (539,184)

Philippines
Redwood City:

5.3% (1,419)
California:

7.8% (818,297)

Guatemala
Redwood City:

4.5% (1,197)
California:

2.8% (290,436)

El Salvador
Redwood City:

4.3% (1,143)
California:

4.2% (440,287)

Korea
Redwood City:

2.1% (568)
California:

3.0% (315,248)

Iran
Redwood City:

1.9% (510)
California:

2.0% (206,004)

Peru
Redwood City:

1.9% (501)
California:

0.7% (74,025)

Canada
Redwood City:

1.9% (499)
California:

1.2% (127,477)

Nicaragua
Redwood City:

1.7% (447)
California:

0.6% (58,161)

Taiwan
Redwood City:

1.6% (424)
California:

1.7% (176,274)

Japan
Redwood City:

1.6% (421)
California:

1.0% (103,575)

Ukraine
Redwood City:

1.5% (403)
California:

0.6% (60,761)

Russia
Redwood City:

1.5% (403)
California:

0.7% (71,932)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 40,255
  • Other state: 12,879
  • Northeast: 3,914
  • Midwest: 2,504
  • South: 3,373
  • West: 3,088

84.9% of Redwood City residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69.8% lived in California.


Redwood City:

84.9%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,024
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 630
  • 7th and 8th grade: 87
  • 9th grade: 98
  • 10th grade: 182
  • 11th grade: 387
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 292
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,323
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,351
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,478
  • Associate degree: 1,118
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,341
  • Master's degree: 6,555
  • Professional school degree: 917
  • Doctorate degree: 1,591
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 900
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 188
  • 5th and 6th grade: 461
  • 7th and 8th grade: 508
  • 9th grade: 82
  • 10th grade: 280
  • 11th grade: 111
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 366
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,195
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,270
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,662
  • Associate degree: 2,023
  • Bachelor's degree: 8,408
  • Master's degree: 5,788
  • Professional school degree: 1,331
  • Doctorate degree: 503
Educational Attainment for Females
Redwood City marital status for males
Redwood City marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 13,807
  • One, attached: 3,601
  • Two: 635
  • 3 or 4: 1,381
  • 5 to 9: 2,193
  • 10 to 19: 3,167
  • 20 to 49: 1,993
  • 50 or more: 4,568
  • Mobile homes: 648
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 41

Median worth of mobile homes: $321,870

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Redwood City
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Redwood City, CA
  • 77.5%Utility gas
  • 18.8%Electricity
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Solar energy
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.3%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Redwood City, CA
  • 50.1%Utility gas
  • 45.4%Electricity
  • 2.7%No fuel used
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,846
Here:

25.7%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,021
Here:

25.6%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,250
Here:

31.4%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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